23. September - 12. November 2017, Opening: 22. September

Each
exhibition stands and falls with its installation. The exhibition 200
Jahre Aufbau (200 years of installation) shows how literally this
sentence is to be taken. On the occasion of its 200th anniversary, the
Kunstverein honors the numerous artists from Hamburg who, through their work
behind the scenes, have made the exhibitions at the Kunstverein possible. In
addition to their own creative work, the artists of the installation team work
as constructors, technicians, and planners in the process of installing an
exhibition at the Kunstverein in Hamburg and realize the visual concepts of other
artists.

In this
project, the installation team reflects on exhibition making from their own
special point of view. More often than not, the ideas initially planned in the
exhibition set-up cannot be implemented in the available premises. then it’s
not only a question of the craftsmanship of the installation team, but also of
their many years of experience with the site-specific characteristics of the
Kunstverein, their creative skills as well as their ability to comprehend other
artist’s ideas and the understanding of complex materials. For an object must
be fathomed in its entirety before it can be integrated into an exhibition
space. That’s why curators and artists often choose to work closely with the
installation team. They value their judgment and draw from their experience.

At
first sight, perhaps banal-looking materials from a workshop, such as cable
ties or a ladder, are transformed into artefacts that focus on the collective
work process of setting up an exhibition. The importance of the process is
clearly emphasized. The creative work of the installation, which is constantly
changing by new influences and external factors, is consequently done justice
by documenting the process itself on video.

We
thank the participating artists, whitout whom the work of the Kunstverein would
not have been possible: